Zoology

The wolf was once a much slandered animal. In the western world, people feared and hated wolves, and this legacy is reflected in stories such as Little Red Riding Hood and The Boy Who Cried Wolf. In these popular children’s tales the wolf is made out to be a prowler and a killer of livestock…

The Leopard Shark (Triakis semifascicata) is in the Family of Carcharhinidaes (requiem sharks). Carcharhinidaes are the largest family of sharks in numbers. This family consists of bull sharks, sandbar sharks, tiger sharks, great blue sharks and more. The Leopard shark (Triakis semifascicata) grow to 7 feet and are heavily marked with black crossbars and blotches….

The cane toad, Bufo marinus, or giant toad, was introduced to Australia by the sugar cane industry with government sanction, in order to control two specific pests of sugar cane. The grey backed cane beetle and the frenchie beetle. Native to Central and South America, the cane toad has been introduced to several Pacific islands…

Tions have been predicted to alter the selectivity of the chloride ion channels.4 Mutations that are in the first NBF are predominant in CFTR. As previously mentioned, 70 percent of the mutations arising in CF cases are deletions of three base pairs in exon #10. These three base pairs give rise to phenylalanine and a…

Penguins are small white and black bird like creatures that live in cold regions. Penguins are the most fascinating creature around. II Explanation 1 Physical characteristics A Most penguins have a white breast and a black back and head. Many species exhibit red, orange, or yellow patches on the head and neck. Because their short…

And wrinkled, yet the words “no fear” were plainly visible. “You go in.” he said, looking at the cool refreshing water. “Sure I went in.” The man said as he lay back down, and placed his book back into reading position. “Hey Olin,” a voice said coming from the water. Olin looked toward the teenage…

Not all animals have lungs. Many animals live in environments where lungs would be efficient enough for survival. Gills are another type of respiratory system, which are very efficient at removing oxygen from water: there is only 1/20 the amount of oxygen present in water as in the same volume of air. Gills greatly increase…

The fossil record doesn’t really tell much about how paired fins came about so together with his colleagues, they decided to discover whether the anatomical parallels that Gegenbaur found between the gill arches of cartilaginous fish may be like the molecular patterning mechanism in these system organs. They performed several experiments to explore more about…

Pilots today are working in a 24-hour a day industry. The potential for error when working during the night is higher than working during the day. Humans have an internal clock that prefers you sleep at night; so working at night is a valid safety issue. Pilots today should be considered as shift workers, their…

Earthworms Earthworms are classified as Annelida. Annelida mean little rings which refers to the many segments in their body. The structure of an earthworms body is made up of more than one hundred segments separated by partitions that divide the coelum. All segments are identical except by the anterior and posterior ends. The anterior segments…